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PFF Analysis, 49ers Roster.

First post, be gentle. PFF is probably the best 'first glance' look for most non-QB/WR/RB positions.

I built a possible roster for the 2014 season (just putting something out there for discussion). Anticipated (guessed?) 2014 snap counts add up for defense and offense. For relevant players I added snap counts to their PFF grade in parenthesis. Also, the "2013 Snap%" column is only for the regular season. PFF totals are for full seasons.

Discussion points:

1) Kilgore has performed pretty damn well on a low snap count.

2) Bethea appears to be a downgrade compared to Whitner (in pass coverage). This surprised me as a lot of people here were down on Whitner and high on Bethea.

3) Is there a true battle between Cook and Culliver for the 2nd corner spot? I think so.

4) PFF as a whole was really down on the 49ers last year. I suspect that's due to the quality of the defenses we played. I think we played like 8 top 10 defenses last year. That significantly affects "tape grades"?

Player Pos 2013 Snap% 2014 Snaps 2013 PFF 2012 PFF 2011 PFF
Colin Kaepernick QB 97.8 100.00 6.2 22.9 0.8
Frank Gore RB 75.1 50.00 9.8 14.5 -7.1
Kendall Hunter RB 19.2 20.00 -0.9 (234) 6.0 (172) 0.9 (316)
Carlos Hyde RB 25.00
Bruce Miller FB 52.5 40.00 6.4 11.5 0.6
Anquan Boldin WR 81.1 70.00 16.9 4.2 1.7
Michael Crabtree WR 23.9 80.00 -0.3 24.7 3.5
Bruce Ellington WR 20.00
Steve Johnson WR 40.00 0.1 5.70 4.5
Quinton Patton WR 6.1 10.00 -1.9
Garrett Celek TE 12.4 5.00 -3.4 -0.2
Vernon Davis TE 81.8 100.00 9.8 28.1 13.5
Vance McDonald TE 48.3 30.00 -2.9
Marcus Martin C 10.00
Alex Boone G 100.0 100.00 -1.2 30.1 5
Mike Iupati G 70.0 100.00 2.6 21.1 17.6
Daniel Kilgore G 8.5 100.00 1.9 (92) 5.6 (77) 0
Anthony Davis OT 98.5 100.00 7.2 25.9 -11.7
Joe Staley OT 93.8 100.00 24.3 43.4 5.9
Cornellius Carradine DL 40.00
Demarcus Dobbs DL 30.5 10.00 -6.0 2.6
Tony Jerod-Eddie DL 35.5 30.00 -4.7 -0.5
Ray McDonald DL 60.3 60.00 3.5 4.5 26.1
Justin Smith DL 73.3 60.00 8.1 9.5 50.5
Glenn Dorsey DL 40.9 40.00 6.3 (530) 0.1 (115) -6.1 (640)
NaVorro Bowman LB 97.7 50.00 27.8 20.7 30.8
Ahmad Brooks LB 90.7 70.00 -4.2 15.9 -0.2
Corey Lemonier LB 25.9 30.00 2.1
Dan Skuta LB 27.6 20.00 8.8 (323) -3.0 1.7
Aldon Smith LB 53.9 80.00 28.0 26.0 40.4
Michael Wilhoite LB 15.4 50.00 -1.9 (179) 0.2
Patrick Willis LB 81.1 100.00 26.9 34.8 28.9
Tramaine Brock CB 100.00 8.8 -0.6
Chris Cook CB 50.00 -7.7 (753) 1.5 (698) 3.3 (263)
Chris Culliver CB 50.00 2.1 (820) 1.1 (541)
Antoine Bethea S 100.00 0.0 (1205) -4.4 (1133) 4.6 (1101)
Eric Reid S 92.3 100 4.9
Jimmie Ward S 60

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